Aransas Pass PD find dead body in brush south of Aransas County Transfer Station | kiiitv.com

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An Aransas Pass Police Department search team found a body on Monday morning in heavy brush south of the city's transfer station on Airport Road, chief David Perkins said in a news release.

Officials said the search team was in the area investigating the disappearance of a female in late May of this year when they found the body on Monday.

They said the two cases may be related.

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After a preliminary investigation was completed, the body was taken to the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office.

Neither the gender nor the identity of the body have been released.

The medical examiner's office also has not released a cause of death.

The search team consisted of APPD, Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, and K-9s.

This is a developing story. KIII will update as more information becomes available.

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